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Doctor Who - The Mind Robber (Episode 45)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9781419813139
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1419813137
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: BBC Warner
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
MPN: DE2316D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 06, 2005
Running Time: 99 minutes
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 1975
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Editorial Review:
A quick escape from the path of molten lava sends the Tardis to "nowhere" where anything that springs to mind may become reality.Running Time: 99 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 794051231628
The 1968 Doctor Who serial The Mind Robber is a two-fold blessing, because it's not only one of the more engaging story arcs from the program's second season, but also because it's one of the few shows featuring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor that has remained intact since its original BBC broadcast. The five-part story strands the Doctor and companions Jamie (Frazier Hines) and Zoe (Wendy Padbury) in a strange world populated by characters from fiction, including Rapunzel, Blackbeard the Pirate, and Lemuel Gulliver. Controlling this riot of literary personages is a being called The Master (though not the evil Time Lord from subsequent Who seasons), with whom the Doctor must match wits in order to rescue his friends and save the Earth from a sinister plan. A longtime fan favorite brimming with imagination, visual style (despite its limited budget), and an energetic performance by Troughton, The Mind Robber is a welcome inclusion to the growing collection of Doctor Who on DVD. --Paul Gaita
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - dr.who watcher
this is the only dr. who movie I did not like,the second dr. who did great shows this is the only bad one
Rating:  - Top-Notch Troughton And Company
Growing up, I viewed very few of Patrick Troughton's adventures as the Doctor. For this reason, he was always an afterthought in my little "Who" world. After watching a number of his tales, however, he's quickly become one of my favorite incarnations of the good Doctor. I love his rapport with his companions and anybody else who happens to stumble on to the wobbly sets of "Doctor Who." In this particular adventure, he really shines, making me rank "The Mind Robber" as one of the best "Who" serials ... Read More
Rating: - Watch it with the lights turned out!
Well, with the first episode at least. Even though Peter Ling (the author) didn't write this episode, as it was a last minute addition, it has to be the best of the five. A subtly creepy opening as The Doctor is forced to take the TARDIS out of time, space and reality, in order to escape being smothered by a volcano (from the previous adventure), and a mysterious voice inside their heads beckoning them to come out... but where do you go when there's... nothing?
The next four episodes are no ... Read More
Rating: - I wish I believed in wishing wells
The Mind Robber is classic Who. It's really one of the absolute best. It stands out for a number of reasons. First is that it's the one story in the whole 26-season run of the show that is the most unlike all the others in almost every way. It actually looks and feels more like a Twilight Zone episode than a Doctor Who story. Second is that it's endlessly imaginative. It's like following the Doctor down the rabbit hole into a brilliant script by Lewis Carroll inhabited by minotaur, gorgons, Gulliver, and ... Read More
Rating: - "We obey our creator, that is all that can be expected of any character."
Maybe it has something to do with the late '60's, but this has to be one of the most surreal, tripped-out "Doctor Who" storylines ever. The weirdness starts with the Tardis (that ever undependable vehicle) getting stranded in a blank void outside of space and time, and the Doctor's companions Jamie and Zoe getting lured out into this vast expanse of nothing by hallucinations of their homelands. It gets stranger still when the Tardis flies apart into pieces and the characters are left clinging to the detached ... Read More
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